dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
shopping; purchased goods
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to some extent; to a certain extent
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
door; gate; opening; title page
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin